Growing seedlings to sell?

RJW · November 25, 2009

California is surprisingly simple, if I understand it correctly. As long as the plants are not shipped, are sold exclusively in my home county, and I do not have commercial space, it's just a couple forms; one is an app to sell nursery plants, the other is an exemption from the $138 app fee for home based hobbyists. As long as I'm selling a food crop, there's no sales tax, so a seller's permit to collect and remit tax is unnecessary. I'm not sure a business license is necessary for seasonal sales when all sales are conducted from my driveway (the yard sale rule), but I have one for another hobby and can use it for both. I'm 90% sure that's all there is to it here.

November 25, 2009	#36
RJW Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: California desert Posts: 31	California is surprisingly simple, if I understand it correctly. As long as the plants are not shipped, are sold exclusively in my home county, and I do not have commercial space, it's just a couple forms; one is an app to sell nursery plants, the other is an exemption from the $138 app fee for home based hobbyists. As long as I'm selling a food crop, there's no sales tax, so a seller's permit to collect and remit tax is unnecessary. I'm not sure a business license is necessary for seasonal sales when all sales are conducted from my driveway (the yard sale rule), but I have one for another hobby and can use it for both. I'm 90% sure that's all there is to it here.